The Pirates in the past were 10-3 against the Dodgers and had a record of 115-1 after leading in the eighth inning. Sadly, tonight those numbers only got higher in favor of the Pirates.
Nick Tepesch struggled in his first start as a Dodger. As Alex mentioned in his preview earlier today, Tepesch was signed by the Dodgers about three weeks ago after being released from the Texas Rangers back on June 5. He missed the entire 2015 season due to inflammation in his throwing elbow. Basically in 2013 and 2014 he started a total of 39 games and had an ERA of 4.